Comparing Neighborhood and Rural Residential

The table below lists all the uses and provides columns for the July Rural Residential and the November Neighborhood and Rural Residential. As you look down, you'll see that the new Neighborhood Residential is occasionally more restrictive than the old Rural Residential, while the new Rural Residential is generally less restrictive than the old Rural Residential.

Key:

NR

Neighborhood Residential

RR

Rural Residential

X

Prohibited

SUP

Special Use Permit required

P

Permitted/Allowed

USES

July RR

November NR

November RR

AGRICULTURAL GROUP

Agricultural Use

P

P

P

Farmstand (NEW USE)

-

P

P

BUSINESS GROUP - All uses allowed are subject to Site Plan Review

Adult Use (see §1302)

X

X

X

Agriculture-Related Enterprise

X

X

SUP

Artist Studio/ Craft Workshop

SUP

X

P

Automotive Repair Garage (see §1310)

X

X

SUP

Automotive Sales

X

X

X

Automotive Salvage

X

X

X

Automotive Towing Service (see §1306)

X

X

X

Bed-and Breakfast establishment

SUP

X

P

Boarding House

X

X

X

Campground

SUP

X

SUP

Car Wash

X

X

X

Commercial Riding Facility (see §1307)

X

X

P

Contractor's yard

X

X

SUP

Day care center

SUP

X

SUP

Drive-through facility (see §1309)

X

X

X

Gasoline station

X

X

X

General Office Building

X

X

X

Hotel / Motel

X

X

X

Industry, Light

X

X

X

Industry/Manufacturing (see §1303)

X

X

X

Inn

SUP

X

SUP

Kennel (see §1308)

X

X

SUP

Mining (see §1304)

X

X

X

Nursery/Greenhouse

SUP

X

SUP

Professional office

X

X

SUP

Restaurant

X

X

SUP

Retail business

X

X

X

Retail shopping centers / plazas

X

X

X

Retreat or Conference Center

X

X

SUP

Service business

X

X

X

Self-storage

X

X

X

Theater

X

X

X

Warehouse

X

X

X

RESIDENTIAL GROUP

Bed-and-Breakfast home

SUP

X

SUP

Congregate Care Facility

X

X

X

Day care homes, Family

P

P

P

Day care, Family Group

P

P

P

Dwelling, accessory unit (see §1311)

P

P

P

Dwelling, multi-family

X

X

SUP

Dwelling, single-family

P

P

P

Dwelling, two-family

P

X

P

Dwelling, upper-floor apartments

X

X

X

Home Occupation: Level 1

P

P

P

Home Occupation: Level 2

P on state/county roads,SUP on Town

X

P on state/county roads,SUP on Town

Manufactured Home

X

X

P

Manufactured Home Park (see Town Manufactured Home Park ordinance)

SUP

X

SUP

Senior Housing

SUP

X

SUP

Workshop/Garage - Non-Commercial

X

P

P

COMMUNITY GROUP - All are subject to Site Plan Review

Cemetery

P

X

P

Educational use

SUP

X

SUP

Library

X

X

SUP

Lodge or club

X

X

SUP

Municipal use

P

X

P

Public Safety

SUP

X

SUP

Public Utility

SUP

X

SUP

Religious institution

SUP

X

SUP

RECREATIONAL GROUP

Active Recreation

SUP

X

SUP

Passive Recreation

P

P

P

Recreation Facility, Amusement

X

X

SUP

Recreational Facility, Athletic

X

X

SUP

Recreational Facility, Motorized

X

X

X

Warning: This is not a legal document. Do not use it to make decisions about what to do with your land! It is only meant for comparing the two proposed laws, and may well be WRONG. If you find something wrong, please let me know in comments below.